Milk-bottle holder.



V. G. GETTY.

MILK BOTTLE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED DEG. 24, 1908.

930,281. Patented Aug. 3, 1909.

FIG.1.

FIG.2.

, INVENTOR HIS ATTORNEY vINcENrc. ETTY, or rrr'rseoao,

PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR F ONE-HALF TO FLOYD .T.

.KURT, OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.

mmg-no'rrnn nonmm.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatl, Vmonnr C. GETTY, a citizen of the United States, andresiding in the city of Pittsbur in the county of Allegheny and State 0l vented or discovered new and useful Improvements in Milk-BottleHolders, of which the following is a specification.

'My invention relates to devices for securing or looking milk bottlesand similar artioles so that when left by the dealers on, the

' become useless.

. inexpensive to enable it to consumers doorstep or windowsill, theycannot be stolen or removed by unauthorized persons but will remainwhere do osited un-e t-ilthe door or window is 0 ened iy a member of theconsumers house old. A number of devices intended for this purpose havebeen designed and tested but have not gone into commercial use,notwithstandin fact that the aggregate value of m' her other productsthus stolen is very large and forms a fruitful source of dispute betweendealer and consumer. Among the ob'ectiontable features of prior devicesinten ed for this pur ose and which have contributed to their lac ofsuccess, may be named the cost therein. Another objection is that suchdevices are not reversible so that two styles must be kept in stock, onefor either side of the door or window, and, after installation a devicecannot be shifted from one side of the door or window to the other but anew device must be procured. My invention overcomes all of theseobjections.

The casing is made of stam ed metal preferably in two parts, at smacost, and

is so constructed as to be reversible and may be attached to either sideof the doorway or window, or transferred from one side of the same tothe other side at the consumers convenience.

The means of attaching the device to the buildin is such that when abottle is locked in the evice, thescrews or other attachingSpecification of Letters Patent. Applicaticn filed December 24, mos.serial No. 469,102.

- ennsylvania, have in- ,1s asimilar view showingl the - 10 for theentrance of the Patented Aug. 3, 1909.

In the accompan ing drawings, Figure 1 is a erspective s owing a portionof a door amb and closed door with my device attached and a bottlelocked therein; Fig.

2 is a plan view of the same with one of the lates removed; Fig. 3 is asection along the ine II IIII in Fig. 2; Fi 4 is a erspective showingone o .the p ates, an Fig. 5

' the other plate.

The following is a escription of the drawings.

1 represents a door jamb and 2 represents a door, shown closed. For thesake of illustration I have shown the device applied to a doorway, butit will be understood that it may as readily be a plied to a windowframe, the slidlng window being substituted for the swinging door.

The lockin device consists of the. following named ements. 3 is a platehaving a portion 4 adapted to be attached flat against the door jamb 1 bmeans of a. screw assin thro'u h a central hole 5 which is ocate behinand concealed by the bottle when a bottle is lockedin the device. Anyother convenient means of attachment ma be substituted. 6 is a portionof said p ate bent horizontally at right angles to the portion 4 and 7is another portion of said plate 3 bent at right on es to portion 6 andarallel with portion 4, t e portions 6 and 7 t we formin two sides of abox. The plate 3 is further bent back against the portion '1, as at8",.and-

at its end is bent inwardly and then out-- wardly to form three sides ofa compartment 9 whose outer wall is formed by portion 7 of said late 3.Adjacent respectively to the top and bottom of portion 7 of said plate 3are provided two has holes, 10 and asp to be described into thecompartment 9. 11 is a second plate, bent to form three sides of areotangular box and provided withvertical end flanges, 12 and 12. Theupper flan e 12 is provided with a central screw hoe 13 105 throughwhich a screw may be passed to se cure tie plate 11 to the door jambwhilethe lower flange, 12, is provided wiihtwn screw holes, Bi -13", oneof the'samebcing adjw cent to each end of the flange. It is evident thatwhen the bottle is locked in place, its body will protect the screw hole13' in the end of the flange 12* adjacent to the bottle,

so that a screw driver or other tool cannot be applied to remove thescrew from said hole and therefore the plate 11 cannot be removed whilethe device is in use. It is also evident that while the plate 11 is inplace, as in Fig. 1 the horizontal portions of said plate will form the.top and bottom of a .box and the vertical portion of said plate willabut a inst portion 7 of plate 3, whereby a close box will be formedinclosed on all sides except that closed by the door 2 when the same isshut. Access may thus be gained to the interior of the box only when thedoor 2 is opened, or, where the device is attached to a window frame, by

raising thewindow.

14 and 14 are holes formed in the vertical portion of plate 11 on thesame level as hole 10 in plate 3, so that one of said holes, 14,-

will register with said hole lOwlin the arts are assembled as shown inFig. 1. If, owever, the device be assembled in reverse. arrangement, aswhen it is attached to the other side of the door, the late 3 will beturned upside down and the ole 10 in portion 7 of said plate willregister with the hole 14? in plate-11.

In the compartment 9, formed by a portion of plate 3 and closed at thetop and bottom by horizontal portions of plate 11, is seated a coiledsprin 15 on top of which rides a 'latch 16 rovi ed with an arm 17extending throng a vertical slot 18 extending downwardly in the wall ofsaid C0111: partment from the top'thereof, and rotruding into theinterior of the inclosed ox 40 where it is accessible when the door orwindow is opened. I prefer to provide a second slot, 18, in verticalalinement with slot 18, and separatedtherefrom by a web '19 extendingupwardly .from' the bottom of compartment 9. T us when the plate'a isreversed the slot 18 is up ermost and, the arm 17 of latch lfinioves terein. The web 19 is left to prevent undue weakening of the j wallsoflcompart nent 9.

20 is a hasp pivoted at one end to. screw eye'21 which passes through ahole, 22, in

' plate 3, .on a level with hole lO in said late, and is screwed intothe door 'amb. second hole, 22', is provided inp ate 3, in ver--- ticalalinement withihole 22, and on a. level with holelO in said said plate 8is reverse as above described, the screw eye 21 is inserted into thedoor jamb through said hole 22* which is now 9 which above hole 22 said-hole22" begin? then in alinement 'wit the hol'es 10- an would their beregisterin The iree'esdefhespflcis and provided with vertical'shoulders,23 d 6 23, the material of the heap being beveled late 3, so that when]jiai'nb to accommodate the-bod of the bottle, 7

with each other sac eel forwardly toward said shoulders to form seats. I

Assuming that the device is assembled and attached as shown in Fig. 1,the neck of the bottle is encircled by hasp 20 and the free end of saidhas) inserted through registering holes 10 an 14 into compartment 9, thebeveled end of said hasp ridin over the spring actuated latch 16. The s.oulder'23 will pass said latch which will then s rin up into theseatformed at the rear ofsai shoulder, thus firmly locking the free end ofsaid hasp agtainst removal from com artment 9 until t e door 2 is openedan the .finger inserted in the boxto press down arm 3 17 to depresssaidlatch 16 out of cage ement with hasp 20, when said has may ewithdrawn from compartment 9 an the bottle released. By th s means thebottle is firmlyrrloclred in the device'and cannot be 35 released exceptin the manner above de scribed. As the screwsgpassing thro h screw holes5 and 13 ad'acent to the bott e, are protectficel by the bott e theplates 3 and .11 cannot removed so that access cannot {in this manner hehad to the interio of the compartment 9. It is impossibleto screw thescrew eye 21 to release the pivoted end of hasp 20. while the freeend islocked in corviartment 9. t hen hefdevice is to be attached to theopposite side of the doorway W or window from'that shown in Fig. 1, theplate' 3 is re versed so that ho1es 22" and 10' areon top, the hole 10.then' registering with hole -i00 14 in plate 11 when the said late 11 isfixed in place. .The slot 18, in e wall of compartment 9 is alsouppermost, the arm 17 of latch 16 extendin t rou h said slot into theinterior of the ox. T escrew eye 21 is now inserted throhgh the hole 22into the door 'amb or window frame and the free end 0 the beep isinserted-through reg, isterin holes 10 and 14" to lock the heap about te bottleneck. c

y, u h space is left between the corner of he ox and the bottle neck 'toallow of some play so that the bottle cannot be used as :glgver to crushin the box. However the clo door bearing. against one. endfof thesis boxp a tic-all renders the box ,destruqtible. of both q j fend pint bottlesa goiethe same diameter, the but will eta taiii the' neck of eithersize, s a e. "0 wdia eter of the heap eneug aiid the door he bottle marest on the our step or=be suspendedin t e, air by the hasp as'mayibedesired according to.the heightoidevice above the step. F-

It is evident that when the free end of the hasp is not'ioeked in comrtment 9, the heap will drop vertically an hang parallel with the doorjamb, out of'the"way of ei g allowed betweenthe extreme 12 the dress ofpersons pus-sing ti'irougi'i the doorway.

It thus appears that my lockin Y device or holder for mill: bottles andSlllll ur articles cannot be tam cred with orremoved bodily from the buiding with the bottle locked therein. It is cheap and at the same timevery durable and its novel construction renders it readi y reversible bythe simple adjust-merit of the osition of plate 3 when the device isassembled.

What I desire to claim is 1. Inc milk bottle holder, :1, hesp pivoted toustntionnry sup ort and ada ted to encircle a bottle, a loc ring deviceor the free end of the hasp, a plate attached to the stationary suportnnd bent to form it com partment W ierein said locking device ismounted, and a second plate superimposed on said first plate and bent toco-nct with said first plate to completes box 0 en on but one side,which side is closed the house, closure when the'same is shut, andinclosin said compartment whereby the release 0 said locking device is,prevented except when the house closure is open.

2. Im a. milk bottle holder, a hasp 'ivoted to a stationary sup ort andude te to encircle a bottle,'e lodliingdevice or the free end of thebeep, a plate attached to the stationary sup ort and bent to form acon1- pertinent w erein said locking device is mounted and also to forma, portion of n 'imx coiureuiing suid' colupurimeui, and a second platesuperimposed on said fir t plate and u-ttnchcd to the stationary supportand bent to comet with said first late to complete said box closed onall sides but one, which side is closed by the house closure when thesame is shut, whereby the release of said locking device is preventedexcept when the house closure is open.

3. In u milk bottle holder, it husp pivoted to u stationury support andads ted to encirclc a bottle, a locking device or the free end of the'husp, u releasing means carried by said locking device, a )lziteattached to the stationary support and bent to form a compartmentwherein said locking deviceis mounted and from which said releasingnicuns extends, and a second plate superimposed, on said first plate andbent to co-nct with said first plate to complete a box open on but oneside, which side is closed by the house closure when the same is shut,and inclosing said compartment and said releasing means whereby accessto said releasing means is prevented except when the house closure isopen.

Sign-ed at Pittsburg, Pennzn, this 22nd day of December 1908.

VINCENT C. GETTY.

Witnesses:

J. H. I-Lunusou, E. A. LAWRENCE.

